Table 6.
Association of type of match/training and prevalent injury types, injury mechanism (trauma/overuse and activity involved)
| Training/match type (N=241) | ||||||||||
| Injury type | FT | FOT | FM | LM | NTT | OCM | NTM | Total | X2 | P value |
| Concussion | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 420.02 | 0.001 |
| Fracture | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 4 | ||
| Muscle rupture/strain | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 22 | ||
| Abrasion | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| Other bone injury | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | ||
| Tendon rupture/tendinosis | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 4 | ||
| Laceration | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| Dislocation | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 4 | ||
| Sprain/ligament injury | 8 | – | 2 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 18 | ||
| Other injury | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | df=70 | |
| Total | 27 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 62 | ||
| Injury mechanism | ||||||||||
| Overuse | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 7 | 248.81 | 0.001 |
| Trauma | 23 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 55 | df=14 | |
| Total | 27 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 62 | ||
| Injury mechanism (activity involved) | ||||||||||
| Running | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 536.90 | 0.001 |
| Dribbling | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | ||
| Sliding | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | ||
| Heading | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | ||
| Twisting/turning | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | ||
| Jumping/landing | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 | ||
| Tackled by other player | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 9 | ||
| Shooting | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | ||
| Falling/diving | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| Hit-by-ball | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| Tackling other player | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| Stretching | – | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 4 | ||
| Collision | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | 6 | ||
| Kicked by other player | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 7 | ||
| Unknown mechanism | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | df=105 | |
| Total | 27 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 62 | ||
FM, friendly match; FOT, football and other training; FT, football training; LM, league match; NTM, national team match; NTT, national team training; OCM, other cup match.